Jan's Rustic Life

Jan's Rustic Life

Tag: Life in Italy

  • Choosing Colours

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    I don’t know why it’s so hard to choose a colour for my new windows. I received a message today from my friend, an architect who’s co-ordinating the production of my new windows. We’d spoken about a blue grey which is quite a traditional colour. The carpenter said that varnish would cost more but I’d…

  • I Appreciate My Rustic Life

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    After all the travel of the last few days, I decided that relaxation was a must. I went to bed very early for me. I was exhausted. The weather was looking a bit dramatic, my balcony so I went out to look. I love this view. I am so lucky and privileged to have it.…

  • Trip To Milan

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    Travelled to Milan today to go to a concert tomorrow night! The train connects at Florence to go to Milan and it takes longer to travel from North Tuscany to Florence than it does to travel from Florence to Milan on a high speed Italo train. I went with one of my daughters and we…

  • An Afternoon Out!

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    I’m rather partial to a day out, an opportunity to change my routine, so I jumped at the chance of going to the nearest city. Work as usual at first but I took the afternoon off. After a quick business lunch at, would you believe, the cafe of the local large supermarket, I went of…

  • Studio Clean

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    I almost forgot to write my blog this evening. I’ve had such a quiet day. There was no rolling out of bed and rushing out a bit late. It’s all been very leisurely. I worked more than I wanted to but I also got to clean my art / craft studio which my son has…

  • Thinking Back, Memories

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    Today started with a warm calm feel to it. When it’s like this I will go onto my balcony and take in the view. Silence is never really silent. We don’t get much traffic noise up here, I guess it depends on which way the wind is blowing. Do you ever see a clip of…

  • Sunday, Family Lunch And Gardening!

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    Today started quietly. I slept later and when I did get up, it was straight into work. Yay, there wasn’t much for me but I do get some at midday so I can’t really start anything else until it has come in and been finished! Sundays mean family lunch. Well every day is family lunch…

  • Just A Quickie

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    Quick post today, I’m just off to bed! The day began, as ever, with work. Then a quick dash out to collect my missing sd card and to get a couple of things to get us over the weekend. A rush back for lunch then setting up my new camera. A neighbour was burning garden…

  • We Have Orange Pipes!

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    Further to yesterday’s water men making big holes in the little street at the back of my house, the work started promptly at 9 am again today with a bit of banging and the smell of cigarettes. I peeked out of the window and saw two men, struggling, determinedly with an orange pipe. It certainly…

  • Just A Quiet Sunday

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    I’m writing today just to know that I have not missed a day yet. Technically I have as it’s after midnight but I’m counting this as the previous day. If you see what I mean. Today was quiet, fairly uneventful. I wanted to do everything but as usual didn’t quite make it. Still, I managed…